Crossroad in Life – A Journey Back To Health!

We all have a story that brought us to where we are today. Some may be a bit more dramatic than others, but nonetheless, each is dynamically significant to the creation of who we believe we are today.

We all begin our lives the same. Full of dreams, passions, and an enduring optimistic hope that we can accomplish anything. Then for most, something happens as we continue advancing in our lives and we get off course from the fundamental core of who we truly are. That authenticity of our true selves becomes tainted.

Over time that “taintedness” begins to spread to other aspects of our lives affecting not only our emotions but also our physical body. How we move it and what we put into it. Until eventually, our body lets us know via pain, illness or disease.

Can this be prevented? And if the disease is already present, can it be reversed?

I wholeheartedly believe the answer is YES on both counts!

A Journey Back To Health!

Many of us have experienced moments that dramatically change the direction of our lives. And often times, this shift in paradigm is caused by an event that rattles us to the core. Perhaps an accident, an illness, or even a disaster caused by Mother Nature.

When this happens, we call it a crossroad in life.

I call it a life-saving change.

I have spent most of my life in a constant struggle between what I truly desired out of life and what others desired for me. This ultimately swelled into an internal emotional battle between my heart and mind.

Always wanting validation, always seeking approval, always in competition with others, always afraid of what others thought of me, always afraid of letting people down, always afraid of hurting others feelings if I didn’t do what they wanted, and on and on.

Maybe you know this story as well.

How we arrive at those pivotal moments in our lives presents differently to each of us. It is unfortunate that more often than not it takes an event of great magnitude to force us into making a shift in consciousness. And without a shift in consciousness, we blindly go through life with the belief that “all is well”. We simply continue to move along with our daily routines consumed with the mass consciousness of society. After all, what the majority believes to be the correct way of thinking must be the correct. Right?

Well, I found out the hard way that the answer to that question is a booming NO!

Expectations, Judgments, and Disease

Deciding upon chiropractic as a career seemed to have stumbled upon me rather than the other way around as you are about to read.

I had always led an extremely “high stress” life, not because my job was particularly stressful or that the lack of money was some kind of issue, or any other reason that could justify living in a constant state of stress. Nope, I led a “high stress” life because I put unrealistic expectations on myself.

What do I mean by unrealistic? Simply that I allowed the judgments of other people to impact my self-esteem and self-confidence.

Or should I really say; my perception of what I believed were the judgments of other people.

Looking back now, it sounds silly to me how I could have actually lived solely for the validation of other people. As though somehow they, not I, knew me better.

That only “they” knew the inner secrets of “me”!

As I became older, I started to become aware of a feeling of “forever chasing myself”; meaning, I believed that I needed to be the best at everything. Of course, if it didn’t come easy for me, I surely must be severely dim-witted because after all, the best at everything always knows EVERYTHING… ALL THE TIME!

Over time, the feeling I had regarding these “judgments of others” eventually manifested into deep-rooted anger. This low vibrational energy level at which I was living could only last for so long before it would finally manifest into my physical body—as a disease!

Oh, I had the warning signs of “disease” long before the inevitable “illness” occurred. Some subtle, while others so alarming it seemed as though my own body created a fictitious sledgehammer to whack me upside my hard head as if to say, “wake-up stupid and make changes in your life before it is too late!”

The First “Signs”

The first of those “signs” occurred about eighteen years ago while I was on vacation. Now being on vacation, what’s so stressful about that? I was simply working out in a hotel gym when all of a sudden, out of nowhere, I became “lightheaded” with a feeling of disconnection so strong it introduced me to the wonderful world of panic attacks and anxiety!

All the fearful thoughts that went through my head only increased the anxiety: Am I having a stroke? Heart attack? Am I being invaded by aliens? (Well, when you’re feeling like this, EVERY and ALL thoughts go through your head!)

This “sign” lasted for about a million hours, well okay about 20 minutes, but it felt like it would never end. The feeling of loss of all self-control consumed me and all I could hear was the sound of my own heartbeat beating faster and faster. My perceived sensation of disconnection grew stronger and stronger. For those 20 minutes, it felt like the most awful feeling I could have ever imagined!

The interval of which I felt these “signs” became closer and closer together. Initially, they started just as they usually did, with a feeling of disconnection and lightheadedness. But as time went on, the physical sensations only become stronger.

On one occasion, I was driving my jeep on an entry ramp onto a major highway in Colorado. Out of nowhere, I felt my right leg instantly go numb—the whole leg! I used my left leg to control the jeep as I drove off the road in a panicky frenzy, frantically rubbing my numb leg trying to bring it back to life.

Then, as fast as I lost feeling, I began to feel something in my leg again…and finally regained feeling altogether. Of course, this set off a chain reaction of the most intense panic attacks and anxiety yet!

(What could have caused this to happen?)

Naturally, I went to the ER and they began a series of tests, of which they promptly stopped upon hearing I had no insurance. I mean they were literally wheeling me in a bed with electrodes on my chest monitoring my heart while heading for the x-ray room, and as soon as they heard my insurance status, they turned me around to be discharged. All within 15 minutes!

I was then out the door with instructions to rest and if it happened again, come back to the ER.

(I have always been quite amazed how they could act so concerned one moment and so nonchalant the next.)

To this day I really don’t know what happened except for the possibility that the numbing of my leg was an extreme psychological reaction to my life at that time. My body was indeed that symbolic sledge hammer whacking me upside my thick head again in the desperate attempt to get me to make needed changes in my life—and fast!

As time went by, at least that particular “sign” never happened again (thank goodness!), but an even scarier scenario was soon to manifest itself.

That day came one morning in January 2002—and was unrelenting.

The Absurdity of Modern Medicine

I was in a chemistry class and (as exciting as that sounds), nothing would compare to the total life transformation I was about to walk into (or fall into)—whether ready or not!

I began to feel that now familiar disconnectedness with lightheadedness, but this time, there was to be no relief. I literally felt this way for the next seven months—and then on and off for the next few years that followed!

Again I went to the ER due to the fear that something was very seriously wrong! After a brief, and I mean brief exam (no tests done of any kind), they determined that the treatment of choice during that particular visit would be an injection of Benadryl. (Yeah, I thought that was an interesting treatment choice as well!) I was not having an allergic reaction to anything. No rash on my skin, no insect bite, and I did not eat anything that I was reacting to. So why Benadryl?

Did I mention I now had what felt like “electrical zingers” going down my right forearm? This apparently didn’t mean anything to anybody. (Was anyone listening to me?) My blood pressure was sky high, around 150/95 (my normal Bp has always been about 112/62.) I even started having occasional double vision.

But, once again I was released with a diagnosis of anxiety and panic attacks. So I left with a free box of Prozac in a brown bag and went home. It seems they, medical professionals, felt I might be depressed as well, ignoring that I told them I wasn’t. But they’re the “healthcare” professionals. Right?

Have you ever read the potential side effects of Prozac? Yikes! The side effects described were worse than what I was already feeling! Oh, by the way, on subsequent visits to the ER, I also collected Zoloft and Paxil to add to my brown bags of free drugs…just to, well as they put it, “…sample them and see if it helps”

Well, being more afraid of the side effects than my actual condition, I opted not to take the drug(s). However, the “signs” were nonetheless, relentless…

…what do I do now?

As the days went by, my weight steadily decreased with an appetite to match. So from a healthy weight of 130 lbs, I dwindled to an emaciated 100 lbs. within a 3-4 week period (I’m 5’4’’ in case you’re wondering.) Even my favorite foods had no appeal. To make matters worse, my right lower leg would “give out”, which made walking more and more difficult. I now started to have periods of tremors in my legs as well. And my occasional “double vision” became more frequent. The devastating diagnosis of multiple sclerosis was starting to hit home.

Multiple Sclerosis?

I searched for other causes for my “signs”, which I’ll now call symptoms, and literally, hundreds presented. Including something I found extremely interesting,

Per The American Academy of Family Physicians:

“Because no single test is totally reliable in identifying MS (including an MRI), and a variety of conditions can mimic the disease, diagnosis depends on clinical features supplemented by the findings of certain studies.”

Well, at that moment, I wondered if my multiple sclerosis diagnoses, and other autoimmune conditions for that matter, could possibly be the manifestation of one of many other possibilities of causes that medical profession simply doesn’t bother to explore. After all Multiple Sclerosis is an idiopathic disease, meaning ‘of no known cause’.

If many things can cause the same symptoms, then no one treatment can be given under the umbrella term of MS – or any other health care conditions. No wonder the medical profession doesn’t like the word “cure”.

This made me start to see things differently than I use to. Human beings are not copies of each other. We are uniquely different and thus, we require different means of healing no matter what the health condition. There must be more to these diseases than us simply being a victim of them. And with that realization – I found a cure.

When I took Control of My Life and Health

So there I was becoming a shadow of the woman I had recently been. My cries for help still not being answered by medical doctors and a growing arsenal of free drugs growing exponentially in my cabinet! Having been raised in a “health nut” atmosphere, I had to turn within and question the lifestyle I was living.

Could I be the reason for this show of anger my body was displaying?

So I asked myself:

Did I eat well and take supplements? (Sure! Well, sometimes.)

Did I exercise? (Yes! Well, not smartly.)

Did I have anger issues? (No! Well, that’s a lie!)

Was I judgmental of others? (No! Well, I just knew I was better than most people; nothing judgmental about that!)

Did I have excessive stress in my life? (Yes! Well of course, doesn’t everyone! I just need to suck it up and shut up!)

I’ll say this for sure, it’s amazing how humble you can become when you feel your life is being siphoned away. It’s amazing the things you thought were so important and stressful are really quite humorous when you’re forced to take a step back and really take a look at your life. So, humbly I took inventory of my life and more importantly, how I perceived it!

So apparently I had MS, what I call “umbrella-termed disease”, that is given when “they” (the “modern” medical establishment) simply do not know what it is, what causes it, or most importantly, what to do about it except give you drugs?

I requested multiple times for doctors to check to see if I had parasites or perhaps something caused by some sort of bite—Lyme disease perhaps? “Well”, they said, “since I had not been out of the country, parasites didn’t seem to be a concern and since I hadn’t shown a visible appearance of the “bull’s-eye” sign (common indicator of Lyme disease)” So, testing me for Lyme didn’t seem to be feasible. Nonetheless, per the medical doctors, the chance that I had a pesky critter infestation was deemed as “highly unlikely”.

I wonder if they realized that only 30% of Lyme disease victims actually present with that “bull’s-eye-sign”? And more importantly the fact that lesions and damage due to Lyme disease and MS appear identical on an MRI! I couldn’t help but think, “Wasn’t it at least worth checking before concluding a diagnosis of MS, which is so awful?” …Just a question. (BTW, natural cures do exist for Lyme disease!)

Consequently, I finally asked myself, “Now that I am presenting with an actual health condition, what will I do? Would I go the drug route or the holistic route?” After all, MS is an “incurable disease”. However, in some cases, it can go into remission never to return again, though medical doctors have no explanation as to why this occurs.

Let’s pause for a moment and take note of the definition of remission.

It reads as follows:

“…the state of absence of disease activity in patients with a chronic illness, with the possibility of return of disease activity”.

It’s funny to me how the word absence, barely allows for hope due to the fear that it might come back.

However, it also seemed to me that if you heed the body’s cries for change, the circumstance is then also changed; thus, changing the playing field which then prevents the return of disease.

So before I give my life to the care of the pessimistic medical world, which wasn’t going anywhere, I’d first change everything in my life that could possibly be causing my symptoms (my “signs”) in the first place, and then and only then, would I consider the medical drug route.

But first let me be very clear, it is not that I am against modern medications.

What I am against is the lack of investigation as to what causes the problems in the first place! We are organic beings, isn’t it possible that the question and answer are organic and not pharmaceutical?

Nonetheless, am I anti-drug? No! In fact, because my symptoms were so severe and resting was so difficult, I researched old time-tested drugs and settled on diazepam (Valium) to help calm me down. Though its side-effects were unsettling, at least this drug had been around for decades so the chance of recall was less likely (since the recalling of new drugs has become a common occurrence on TV these days.)

Although the recommended dose prescribed to me was 20 mg (2 pills), I consciously decided to start with only ¼ of 1 pill figuring I could always add more. What I couldn’t do is subtract once the pill was swallowed. Diazepam did help calm me down and also made those electrical sensations bearable. The bottle that was prescribed to me had a total of 13 pills in it with, ironically, no re-fills (Mind you I could have all I wanted of those other free drugs I got in brown bags!)

I proudly can say, when everything was said and done, I had ¾ of a pill left in the bottle and that was the last prescribed drug I have taken since. It has now been 16 years since my symptoms were full blown.

So again, please understand I am not against prescription drugs when they are truly needed. The key here is, “truly needed”, not the blind writing of prescriptions simply just because they “might work”.

Whatever happened to good ol’ medical detective work?

Because I was getting so little help from the medical profession and because I did not want to build extra medicine cabinets to hold prescribed drugs, I decided to take matters into my own hands.

A very scary decision to say the least! But I was not just going to give up to some disease and allow my body to become a pharmaceutical drug dependent billboard.

So now, having only myself to rely upon, I began my journey into the world of holistic healing and whatever would happen, would happen— had to try to regain my health and my life!

I decided to begin at my foundation. This meant eliminating all chemicals from my life which included any and all chemicals in food, liquids, soaps, deodorant, cleaning products for my home, my clothes (cotton only), etc. All were chemical free and organic when possible. I even used organic toilet paper!

Before I started all this, however, I had developed another major symptom, the lack of ability to sweat. This was extremely problematic. Not just because this can be dangerous from a toxicity point of view, but for me, this was an extreme change from my norm. I used to SWEAT! I thought of it as embarrassing, but now I know it to be a sign of health. Sweating, after all, is one way the body eliminates toxins from its system. So, apparently, I desperately needed to start with a major detoxification of my body.

My Road to Recovery

I took hot baths for short periods of time, adding mustard seed among other herbs. Though this was difficult at first because with symptoms of MS, heat can be a problem. Nonetheless, this helped to facilitate the detox process. I also started taking megadoses of probiotics. When the body is so toxic, which is the case in all “disease states”, you are most likely not absorbing any nutrients whether from food or by supplementation. By changing the pH of your system (from acidic to more alkaline), you can purge yourself from years of “caked-on” waste. Any detox program must start in the gut.

This is how I started on the road to regaining my health—or perhaps—obtained it for the first time!

As I began to detox, I went through what is known as the “Herxheimer Reaction” or healing crisis. This means that before feeling better, you actually go through a period where you feel worse. For nearly three weeks I felt very ill. I had a fever, headaches, and gastrointestinal issues along with all my original symptoms! BUT, I remember feeling that I felt different somehow. It was hard to explain to those who were concerned about me, but I felt different on a deeper physical level. Despite how I awful I was feeling, I felt the sparks of life deep within my foundation!

It was then that I absolutely knew, without a shadow of a doubt, that I was doing the right thing!

As time went by I was able to detox more intensely by adding saunas to my program as well as more nutrients to my regenerating body. It really was happening quite fast, but when it is happening to you, it can feel like forever. You know how it is, I wanted to be better yesterday. This impatience leads me to deep breathing and meditation to calm my racing mind, and eventually, I included yoga and acupuncture. But all in baby steps, and I mean that literally! I use to go on slow (very slow) walks around a lake in St. Paul, Minnesota and remember wishing, “If only I could walk at normal speed like all these other people.” I made a goal for myself that by the end of the summer in 2002, I would walk at full speed and maybe, just maybe, a little jogging.

(I did indeed reach that goal!)

It’s amazing when you are forced to slow down just how beautiful everything looks—how green —how colorful. I was able to just sit and watch the ducks and geese for hours and hours when I realized something quite life altering—I was smiling and didn’t realize it!

This one moment is what led me to the understanding that physical and nutritional health is DIRECTLY related to emotional health and vice versa.

As time moved on, I became quite the “organic fanatic” (Hey that could be a bumper sticker, uh?) The supplements I added were based on my research and in actuality; I became my own “guinea pig” since my health was in my own hands – I finally owned my life!

In order to beat any disease (more commonly known as dis-ease), one MUST be totally committed and take full responsibility for one’s own life. Not just a change in diet and lifestyle, but also a change in thinking.

I knew that if I didn’t change how I felt emotionally, then despite everything that I was doing physically and nutritionally, the symptoms would come back.

This is where, I believe, the biggest mistake is made in most healthcare arenas (or rather disease-care arenas): The belief that health comes from the outside rather than from the inside!

My health steadily improved and I made huge advances especially when I also added chiropractic to the mix. Sure, I had gone to chiropractors on and off since I was eight years old as my parents were avid believers in alternative healthcare, but for whatever reasons, I didn’t fully understand what such a practice can truly offer to the body. However, now I can say this:

Chiropractic was a major component in my healthcare treatment as it helped restore a healthy nervous system, and especially vital when your body is attacking that nervous system such as the case with autoimmune conditions.

I lived through one of the scariest and life-changing experiences of my life, and now I get to share that experience, as well as help others (as a Holistic Life Coach), regain what is truly theirs—their life!

Today I occasionally still get what I call “reminders” from my body when I start to stray and enter the world of absurd stressors (aka: fast-paced-society and allowing others to make decisions for me.) But now I know and understand the art of listening to my body; as only I can respond to myself. I feel I am in the best health I have ever been and continue to improve with each passing day.

I love living in my new world!

The world of life!

Throughout this website/blog,Online Holistic Health, and my book, Healthcare Freedom Revolution, I share with you what I found on my journey back to true health. I have pieced together the extreme corruption of what the medical profession has become— a drug-oriented monopoly, and the research to prove it!

Allow me to share with you how I came out of the darkness of illness into the light of health and found…

…the joy and purpose of living!

My story has been published has been featured in major health publications such as:

Read more about Dr. Michelle Kmiec:

is a board-certified Chiropractic Physician and Life Coach who also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biology, and a minor in Medical Research. She is a life-long athlete who after curing herself 100% naturally from MS and anxiety, became an avid nutrition health researcher/promoter.

She has been featured in many Health magazines and has been a guest on radio talk shows in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia. She is the author of Health Freedom Revolution: Exposing the Lies, Deceit and Greed of the Medical Profession, Founder of Online Holistic Health, and a contributing writer for other popular informative health website/blogs.

She is the host of Holistic Health Radio – where she discusses how she recovered her health as well as other hot health topics, and she is also co-founder of Crazy Meets Common Sense! – The Podcast that Makes Sense Out of the Crazy, to Help You Live a More Healthy, Fulfilling and Empowering Life!

wow I have been on this On Line Holistic health site for hours , and have glanced through info that pertained to what I am looking for, then your Story just made me want to read and reply and be like you , an Inspiration and so motivating , especially when we have to be our own policemen with what theyre doing to our Planet and foods as well as meds, well I don’t take… Thank you

Amazing & inspiring!
I’ve been on this journey for about a year, even though few understand my motivation.
They just think: Hey, it’s MS…do whatever your doctor says! NOT!
A million thanks for the validation. I will be sharing your story!

So, were you actually diagnosed with MS? It doesn’t seem probable that a physician would diagnose you with that without performing an MRI.

Olivia
Jan 20, 2015 @
19:43:52

very inspiring story! I am finding a parallel in my life with your issue of putting judgement on yourself, and this becoming a deeply rooted anger…I am curious how you might have resolved this or figured it out ?

I know this is going to sound too simple…but truly I learned to just “let go”. The present and future are determined by you and how you react to situations. The past is gone, and the only things left are the lessons learned…the rest is up to you. Honestly, I did not like hearing this years ago, but today…it finally made sense. 🙂

I have a new program (“Holistic Lifestyle Program”) that will be released in Feb…I think you may find it interesting…stay tuned!

[…] Many of you already know that I was extremely ill just over tens years ago. My symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis were text book. I could barely walk, was dangerously thin (98 pounds), and suffered with electrical symptoms in my limbs and torso. Needless to say… it was awful! (see my story here: Crossroads in Life – A Journey Back to Health) […]

jen
Jul 24, 2015 @
12:12:09

Are there certain toxins in the brain that are causing M.S. ? Now we are being sprayed with chemtrails and have gmo foods, monsanto roundup herbicide. It seems like the more we try to stay healthy, they try to kill us even more. Talk about trying to remain emotionally un-angered (made up word) over that.
I will never take a doctor who isn’t on the holistic track that seriously, for the most part. I have had a lifetime of bad experiences like yours of being treated like “It’s all in my head”. Decades of going to skin doctors to get the latest drug only to not get any relief in skin conditions and same for asthma. And to be told that i suffer “yuppie syndrome” etc.
Then to get severely worse with life threatening respiratory problems to go to three emergency rooms in one week to be told that i’m fine. Well, i was not fine, i couldn’t breath and thought i was going to die. If i didn’t take matters into my own hands, which is hard when you are fighting death, i would not be here today b/c of the A-holes that think they know something in the medical field, but are first class graduates with a degree in ignorance.
I had a nurse look at me like she wanted to kill me at St. Johns Hospital in Santa Monica, CA a hospital i will never set foot in and don’t recommend, where the doctor basically kicked me out of the room with me begging them and telling them i could not breath. A shot of some disgusting drug, which made my heart race and made me feel like death and i was sent home to die.
I almost died but i found a holistic practitioner at the last moment, who did not have an M.D. but a PHD, but she saved my life with the far infrared sauna technology from MPS equipment. I sleep under the rainbow every night. And then is when i learned about chemtrails etc. and found out the government is secretly trying to kill off a large portion of the population. The doctors are just being taught death care and it’s all about selling prescriptions. They know nothing about human health.
The cause of many of the illnesses are the fact that there are polymers and nanobots being sprayed in the air which take over the central nervous system and stop the message sending in the brain that can cause everything to get paralized, numb and stop breathing and being able to communicate etc. In addition, these nanobots are connected to satalite systems which the government is using as a central mind control system. As the years progress we will see people go more and more crazy and zombie like because of this. And diseases will skyrocket. So the diseases today are largely effected by these nanobots made of plastics like teflon, silicones, sylaxane etc. And they are hell on earth. It causes the head to feel light headed b/c the plastics get stuck in the skin around the neck and skull. And to detox it is hard. This was my issue. And what i’m dealing with now is a recurrence of this and the anger associated with the fact that our government is secretly doing something to make Hitler proud and the fact that Americans will not wakeup.

Wendy Turner-Larsen
Jan 08, 2016 @
10:48:10

I worked as a psychologist and am now a coach and registered holistic nutritionist. I healed my own depression and related symptoms by following The Mood Cure, by Julia Ross which is primarily using amino acids (nutritional supplements) to address anxiety and depression and related symptoms by supporting and healing neurotransmitters. I would love to see more articles like this and people talking about healthy alternatives to antidepressants. http://Www.moodcure.com for more information

Hi Michelle
I live in Suffolk in the UK.
I read with interest your site and how you took control of your own health.
I totally agree with you on taking control of your own body.
I am looking to ‘heal myself’ form extreme osteoporosis, which the physicians wanted to intravenously use bishphosphates in me – I declined.
Also my doctor has prescribed calcium carbonate 1000mg elemental calcium per day. Again, I have declined calcium carbonate, as basically it is just eating rocks with very little benefit for human bones.
Could you let me know how calcium orotate (elemental value) you take and also how much 2-AEP calcium you take on a daily basis.
I have also had breast cancer in 2012, which I had a local wide excision and radiotherapy ( now wish I had not gone down the radiotherapy route as I had a lot of problems, and even 4 years later still in breast pain). Anyway, matters aside, I am controlling my diet with a complete change around, hopefully to prevent any tumour re growth, and my diet is also good for my bones.
Take care and keep up the good work.
Elizabeth

Great post! We are linking to this particularly
great post on our website. Keep up the good writing.

Bob Fitts
Mar 24, 2016 @
00:13:27

Love your site! I have MS and currently struggling with B12 deficiency and blood sugar issues. After educating myself I’m convinced I can correct a lot with proper vitamins and minerals. One thing I have seen for sure is that the medical community “cookie cutter” medicine attitude has zero interest in investigating holistic possibilities for better health!

Thanks! And good for you for taking your health and life into your own hands! I believe without a doubt that you can overcome that diagnosis! Wishing ALL the best!

Ercan
Apr 01, 2016 @
20:47:25

Hi Michelle,

I’m sending this from Down-under (Adelaide, SA, to be specific), but came here from the States, after about 30 years in NYS & Mass. I’m a recently retired prof., and I might head back for the US in a year or so, but not sure (like it here).

Very pleased to read of about your healing success. You’ve written:
— Nonetheless, this helped to facilitate the detox process. I also started taking megadoses of probiotics. When the body is so toxic, which is the case in all “disease states”, you are most likely not absorbing any nutrients whether from food or by supplementation. By changing the pH of your system (from acidic to more alkaline), you can purge yourself from years of “caked-on” waste. Any detox program must start in the gut.

As someone with a sincere interest in natural healing (have been for years), I do take this to heart, and believe it is 100% valid. However, I wonder about a few points:
1) What is (or how do you define) “megadoses of probiotics”?
2) What is your source for probiotics. I use kefir, but it is very expensive and hard to find around here. And I have some doubts about supplements (which are also quite expensive).
3) For detox, could I please ask for your view on Apple Cider Vinegar (the good kind, with the mother, etc.).

Many thanks, and best of health.

Cheers,
“Ehr-jon”
Ercan TIRTIROGLU

Brandy
May 03, 2016 @
14:49:59

Hi there, love how you took control of you life and got it back.
I too suffer from MS. I’ve had it for 30 years and for the last 3 years I’ve been using a walker to get around.
My question is what did your diet consists of? What vitamins did you take to fight this decease?
I have restless legs at night, they tell me it’s from MS, will this diet also help me with this?
I will appreciate all the advise you can give me in beating this horrible decease.

Thank you!
Brandy

Jenny L
Jun 02, 2016 @
15:50:17

I was recently diagnosed with this crappy disease. I am interested in feeling better without a ” new-ish” drug, and all of its exciting side effects! My neurologist, whom I immediately liked and respected, is waiting for me to give him the green light, with some blood work (blech!).
I inquired about what I’d learned of B12. I used to take cyanocobalamin B12, not knowing that there was a better delivery system in the methylcobalamin.
This was in earlier days, as I am high energy, love my coffee and B12. I was a gymnast for MANY years. When this latest “flare up” occurred, I just went to my chiropractor, as always. He couldn’t ‘ get it’. This tingling was really getting on my nerves this time. (Haha- so punny!!) I went to the Orthopedic Spine Specialist, as my family doc was not open.
There, they took x-rays, and set me up for an MRI. The follow up doc whidpered MS, and sent me for a series of them, and a follow up with above mentioned neurologist.
So, I find that I have fractured my neck twice, have scoliosis, degenerated discs, and…a Great spine.! If only I didn’t have all that white shadowing in the MRI! I never knew any of that before now. I just thought it was my body, and how I abused it talking to me. After all, I did just turn 50!
Who gets diagnosed with this at 50?!?! Now my fix gives me information on tecfidera, and tells me,upon my inquiry, that 1000 MCG per day is more than enough of what I need in vitamin B12. He says I’m strong-I’m in good shape, not overweight, at all, eat well, and yet I still feel like I can put my finger right on the muscle in my shoulder that MUST house that pinched nerve.
Can I get a massage, meditate, and YOGA my way out of this latest Episode??!

I have numbness in my head, forgetfulness, and tend to stumble. Have fallen several times in the past. I see a neurologist and all he says is I have neuropathy. I feel that there is something more wrong because also have bowel and bladder issues which they blame on me taking pain med.For chronic pain.

Fred
Feb 25, 2017 @
12:24:13

hi there,
maybe your disease it not MS, but an infectious disease, caused by a tick bite. the bite can cause transfer of pathogenic bacteria in your body and without proper diagnosis and treatment it can be mortal. MD in the US are not very good detecting the pathogens causing the disease. probably you had Lyme disease caused by Borrelia bacteria, plus co-infections, Bartonella and Babesia. it quite difficult to know that you have Lyme because in the first phase of the disease it is almost impossible to be detected in blood sample. also the tests are not always realiable and are very expensive. the best test is Western Blot or PCR (polymerase chain reaction). these bacteria can be treated with abx (penicillin, amoxil, gemifloxacin, doxy and clindamycin and of course organic herbs.

Online Holistic Health
Feb 27, 2017 @
10:33:00

Hello Fred! You are correct that many diagnosed cases of MS (and other autoimmune conditions) are actually a result of Lyme Disease. Awesome that you are aware of this fact as many are not. (Sadly however, the Western Blot is not as accurate a test as you suggested.)

This was not the issue I had and furthermore I no longer “have” a disease as you suggested in your first sentence of your comment. I have long turned my health issue around by implementing a holistic lifestyle encompassing the three major components of health: Nutritional, Physical, and Emotional. As I balanced these components, my health greatly improved and continues to do so everyday!

That said, a wonder movie that I am sure you have seen ‘Under our skin’ (which I believe can be seen on Netflix) makes your point wonderfully. The idea that many autoimmune issue are actually the result of Lyme Disease.

Side note: Aside from antibiotics, were you aware that high quality colloidal silver is extremely effective at killing the bacteria related to Lyme Disease?

Thank you Dr. Michelle, you are a gutsy lady who is so loving and gracious to answer some comments that are downright contentious, rude and mean. I am a RN, a grandmother that just turned 70. I am always on the bandwagon promoting health, speaking against big pharma, immunizations, toxins in our environment and in our food. Despite all that I speak and practice, I am far too busy, don’t get enough sleep, don’t exercise, and am exhausted all of the time and never feel well. I take no medications and have no disease process other than IBS and a grain intolerance, newly discovered, thank God. I eat a grain free “wheat Belly “diet which is basically Paleo plus dairy. I have a sweet tooth that I try to keep capped, however unsuccessfully. I am 130 lb, 5’3 and “look great”. I believe part of my lack of energy is a sluggish thyroid. We don’t have a sound Holistic doctor in our area . My chiropractor is amazing but her scope of practice is limited. I am stuck in a Rut. I would love to start a change. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks for being you and standing up for truth. I am passing your links on to others. Sincerely, Sandra Walter

F
Jul 25, 2017 @
19:45:05

Are you sure that your cheerios has trisodium phosphate? I checked my box of cheerios and it lists TRIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE. I am no chemist but i dont think the two are the same, Are they? Nevertheless, you should be accurate, especially in this field. You have lost all cedibility with me. I.e. Your claims to have healed yourself. If you cant even get the chemical names right, why should we believe you? Do you even know what youe are talking about?

Online Holistic Health
Jul 26, 2017 @
07:36:35

Hello “F”, Thanks for your question! You are correct, regular Cheerios contains “TRIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE” as you stated, however in the article that you are referring to, let’s take a look at the very first sentence:

“Using the example of Banana Nut Cheerios, let’s just forget for a minute that there are GMO ingredients in this cereal. And let’s also forget that it contains A LOT of sugar…check this out:”

and let’s also take a look at the image for the article is also clearly Banana Nut Cheerios

which clearly shows a box of Banana Nut Cheerios and its ingredients. If you look closely, you will see trisodium phosphate and not TRIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE (though this is ingredient is not any better and is also unnecessary in food…however that would be s topic of another article 🙂 ).

I can understand how you could have been confused though “You have lost all credibility with me. I.e. Your claims to have healed yourself. If you can’t even get the chemical names right, why should we believe you? Do you even know what youe are talking about?” seemed a bit harsh especially given the reality of the article, wouldn’t you think?

I sincerely hope that you continue to support OHH and please feel free to ask questions as that is how we clear up any misunderstandings.

Wishing you the best of health!!

Liz
Dec 15, 2017 @
17:21:24

Hi
I have just recently been diagnosed with ALS which I know is not an autoimmune disease but neurological. I am committed to beating this and at the moment have orthotics which help me walk with a walker. I am taking lots of vitamins and eating a lot of organic food – well as much as I can. I am wondering how long does it take to reverse your diesase?

Kelly Morris
Apr 11, 2018 @
20:12:56

I have ALS, and reached out to an African doctor offering herbs. Doesn’t hurt to try it right? What do you think